Interested in attending Summer Institute 2025?
July 14–18, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA
Whether you’re new to independent schools, hoping to excel in a recent promotion, or looking to master a specific skill, explore the latest research, leading methodology, and best practices in our Summer Institute workshops. Sign up for our interest list and be notified when registration is open for our 2025 workshops!
Here’s what we’re offering in 2025!
July 14–18, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA
Learn how to bolster your leadership capabilities, sharpen your communications skills, manage your team with confidence, and support your school’s long-term goals.
Learn how you can become an even better leader in your school as you assist your School Head.
Join us to reexamine your learning support offerings and explore what’s new in recommended success strategies.
Turn your lower school division into an exceptional environment that provides a stable, student-centered learning community through ISM’s research-based strategies.
Create an experiential and practical middle school roadmap to support your school’s mission and culture, engage faculty and staff, and enrich the student experience.
Explore your personal leadership style while analyzing and reflecting on strategies for evaluating upper school faculty, navigating school change, promoting a healthy school culture, and designing an up-to-date schedule.
Discover how to build an effective admission process that attracts and enrolls mission-appropriate students and supports applicants.
Understanding the components of an effective development operation—and how those components interface with your school’s strategic priorities—is critical to your success as a Development Officer.
Become a great middle school leader. Support your school’s mission and culture, engage your faculty and staff, and enrich the student experience.
Manage every aspect of your ever-growing role as an upper school Dean of Students. Fulfill your responsibilities with confidence, keeping students first in everything you do.
Excel as a strategic business leader, whether you’re new to the profession, starting in independent schools for the first time, or a seasoned professional.
Discover how to manage the nuances and demands of school headship.
Learn how to excel as a Marketing Communications Director by combining foundational, practical topics with efficient marketing communications procedures.
Empowered to Excel
In 2024, 255 participants from 182 schools joined us in Philadelphia, PA, to develop effective strategies, take home tangible resources, and network with their peers and colleagues. There was an offering for everyone from Board members to School Heads, Business and Advancement Officers divisions, and academic leaders. Summer Institute, unlike larger conferences, is designed for a maximum of 24 participants in each workshop, providing hands-on learning experiences on each specific topic.
Here's a quick recap of Summer Institute 2024. You can also see photos from the event on our Facebook page.
Attendee Snapshot
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Date(s): 12/11/2024 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Discover how the ISM Donor Cycle serves as a guide to build productive relationships with your donors and prospects.
$161.00
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Date(s): 12/18/2024 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
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Strategic Planning: A Research-Based Approach
Date(s): 2/11/2025 — 2/13/2025 ● Status: Open
Strategic planning helps reset a school’s direction and brings about meaningful institutional growth. School leaders — and those who aspire to be — should understand the important elements required to create an effective strategic plan.
Explore ISM’s proven, research-based system for constructing a strategic plan and supporting a strategic financial plan that supports your school’s goals, with the flexibility to adapt to subsequent yearly changes. Discuss effective Board structure, explore your school’s marketplace stance, and learn how to quantify your school's perceived value. Feel confident that your strategic plan sets your school on the path to success.
$1,665.00
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$1,500.00 Gold
$1,300.00 3+ Person